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Instrument panel
Speed indicators.
Set speed
Speed of the vehicle ahead
The current speed of your vehicle
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Pilot Assist
* (p. 285)
Selecting and activating Pilot Assist *36
Pilot Assist must first be selected and then activated before it can regulate speed anddistance and provide steering assistance.
To start Pilot Assist: The driver's seat belt must be buckled and the driver's door must be closed.
There must be a vehicle ahead (targetvehicle) within a reasonable distance or your vehicle's current speed must be atleast 15 km/h (9 mph).
1. Press the ◀ (1) or ▶ (3) button on the
steering wheel keypad and scroll to the Pilot Assist symbol
(4).
> Gray symbol – Pilot Assist is in standby mode.
2. When Pilot Assist is selected, press
(2) on the steering wheel keypad to acti- vate.
> White symbol – Pilot Assist starts and
the current speed is stored as the maxi- mum speed.
Reactivating Pilot Assist to the last stored speed
–When Pilot Assist is selected, press on the steering wheel keypad to activate.
> The Cruise Control marking in theinstrument panel will change from GRAY to WHITE and the vehicle willthen return to the most recently setspeed.
WARNING
A noticeable increase in speed may follow when the speed is resumed with the
steering wheel button.
36Depending on market, this function can be either standard or optional.
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NOTE
Note that the Pilot Assist function only works when the driver's hands are on thesteering wheel.
Additional markings in the instrument panel
Pilot Assist will only regulate the time interval to the vehi-cle ahead when the distancesymbol shows a vehicle (1)over the steering wheel sym-bol.
Pilot Assist's steering assistance is only activewhen the steering wheel symbol (2) changesfrom GRAY to GREEN.
A speed interval will be marked at the same time. The higher speed is the stored speed for your vehicleand the lower speed is thespeed of the vehicle ahead
(target vehicle).
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Pilot Assist
* (p. 285)
Deactivating Pilot Assist
* (p. 289)
Pilot Assist
* limitations (p. 291)
Deactivating Pilot Assist *37
Pilot Assist can be deactivated and switched off.
1. Press the button on the steering
wheel (2).
> The symbol and markings turn gray – Pilot Assist goes into standby mode. The time interval indicator light and anysymbols for the target vehicle will goout.
2. Press the ◀ (1) or ▶ (3) buttons on the
steering wheel to select another function.
> The Pilot Assist symbol and marking (4) in the instrument panel will go out and the stored maximum speed will beerased.
WARNING
With Pilot Assist in standby mode, the driver must intervene and steer andregulate both speed and distance tothe vehicle ahead.
If the vehicle comes too close to a vehi-cle ahead when Pilot Assist is instandby mode, the driver is insteadwarned of the short distance by the Distance Alert
* function.
Related information
Adaptive Cruise Control
* (p. 276)
Selecting and activating Adaptive CruiseControl
* (p. 278)
Switching between cruise control andAdaptive Cruise Control
* in the center dis-
play (p. 282)
Adaptive Cruise Control
* limitations
(p. 281)
Temporarily deactivating steering assis-tance with Pilot Assist
* (p. 291)
37
Depending on market, this function can be either standard or optional.
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standby mode
Pilot Assist can be deactivated and put in standby mode. This may happen automati-cally or be due to driver intervention.
Standby mode means that the function is selected in the instrument panel but not acti-vated. In standby mode, Pilot Assist will notregulate the speed or distance to the vehicleahead or provide steering assistance.
Standby mode due to action by the
driver
Pilot Assist will be deactivated and put instandby mode if any of the following occurs:
The brakes are applied.
The gear selector is moved to
N.
A turn signal is used for more than1 minute.
The vehicle is driven faster than the setspeed for more than 1 minute.
Automatic standby modePilot Assist is dependent on other systems, such as Electronic Stability Control (ESC 39
). If
any of these other systems stops working, Pilot Assist will be automatically deactivated.
WARNING
With automatic standby mode, the driver is warned by an acoustic signal and a mes-sage on the instrument panel.
The driver must then regulate vehicle speed, apply the brakes if necessary,and maintain a safe distance to othervehicles.
Adaptive Cruise Control may go into standbymode if, e.g.: the driver opens the door.
the brake temperature is high.
the driver's hands are not on the steering wheel.
the parking brake is applied.
the engine speed (rpm) is too low/high.
the driver unbuckles the seat belt.
one or more of the wheels lose traction.
the camera/radar sensor is covered by snow or heavy rain (the camera lens/radarwaves are blocked).
your vehicle's speed goes under 5 km/h(3 mph) and Pilot Assist cannot determineif the vehicle ahead is stationary or if it isanother object, e.g. a speed bump.
your vehicle's speed goes under 5 km/h(3 mph) and the vehicle ahead turns sothat Pilot Assist no longer has a vehicle tofollow.
Related information
Pilot Assist
* (p. 285)
Selecting and activating Pilot Assist
*
(p. 288)
Deactivating Pilot Assist
* (p. 289)
Pilot Assist
* limitations (p. 291)
38
Depending on market, this function can be either standard or optional.
39 Electronic Stability Control
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The previous illustration shows that Pilot Assist is set to maintain a speed of 110 km/h(68 mph) and that there is no target vehicleahead to follow. Pilot Assist will provide steering assistance because it can detect the lane's side markinglines.
Related information
Pilot Assist
* (p. 285)
Pilot Assist
* limitations (p. 291)
Collision risk warning from driver support
The driver support systems Adaptive Cruise Control * and Pilot Assist * can help alert the
driver if the distance to the vehicle ahead suddenly decreases to an unsafe distance.
Collision warning audible signal and symbol.
Acoustic collision warning signal
Collision warning symbol
Camera/radar sensor distance monitoring
Adaptive Cruise Control and Pilot Assist use approx. 40% of the braking capacity. If a sit-uation requires more braking force than driversupport can provide, and if the driver does not apply the brakes, a warning light and audible warning signal will be activated to alert thedriver that immediate action is required.
WARNING
The driver support system only issues a warning for vehicles detected by its radarunit – thus, a warning may come after adelay or not at all. Never wait for a warning.Apply the brakes when necessary.
Collision warning symbol on the windshield.
In vehicles equipped with a head-up display *,
a flashing warning symbol will be displayed on the windshield.
NOTE
Visual warnings on the windshield may be difficult to notice in cases of strong sun-light, reflections, extreme light contrasts,or if the driver is wearing sunglasses or isnot looking straight ahead.
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Related information
Driver support systems (p. 266)
Adaptive Cruise Control
* (p. 276)
Pilot Assist
* (p. 285)
Distance Alert
* (p. 271)
Head-up display
* (p. 139)
Switching target vehicles with driver support
At certain speeds, vehicles with automatic transmissions and the driver support func- tions Adaptive Cruise Control * and Pilot
Assist * can switch target vehicles.
Switching target vehicles
If the target vehicle ahead turns suddenly, there may be stationary traffic ahead.
When driver support is actively following another vehicle at speeds under 30 km/h
(20 mph) and switches targets from a movingvehicle to a stationary vehicle, driver supportwill brake for the stationary vehicle.
WARNING
When driver support follows another vehi- cle at speeds over approx. 30 km/h
(20 mph) and changes target vehicle –from a moving vehicle to a stationary one –driver support will ignore the stationary
vehicle and instead accelerate to the storedspeed. The driver must then intervene and apply the brakes.
Automatic standby mode when switching targets
Driver support disengages and goes into standby mode if:
your vehicle's speed goes under 5 km/h(3 mph) and driver support cannot deter-mine if the target vehicle is stationary or ifit is another object, e.g. a speed bump.
your vehicle's speed goes under 5 km/h(3 mph) and the vehicle ahead turns sothat driver support no longer has a vehicleto follow.
Related information
Driver support systems (p. 266)
Adaptive Cruise Control
* (p. 276)
Pilot Assist
* (p. 285)
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Adjusting set speed for driver support
It is possible to adjust set speeds for the Adaptive Cruise Control * and Pilot Assist *
functions.
: Increases the set speed.
: Reduces the set speed.
Set speed.
–Change a set speed by pressing the
(1) or (2) buttons briefly or by pressing
and holding them:
Brief
press: Each press changes the
speed in +/- 5 km/h (+/- 5 mph) incre- ments.
Press
and hold: Release the button
when the set speed indicator (3) hasmoved to the desired speed.
NOTE
For vehicles without Adaptive Cruise Con- trol *, speed instead increases by +/- 1km/h
(+/- 1 mph) each time the button is pressed.
The most recently set speed will be stored.
If speed is increased by depressing the accel- erator pedal while pressing the
(1) button
on the steering wheel, the vehicle's speed when the button is pressed will be stored as the set speed. Temporarily increasing speed using the accel- erator pedal, e.g. when passing another vehi-cle, will not affect the setting. The vehicle willreturn to the set speed when the acceleratorpedal is released.
Automatic transmission
The driver support functions can follow another vehicle at speeds from a standstill upto 200 km/h (125 mph). Pilot Assist can provide steering assistance from near-stationary speeds up to 140 km/h(87 mph). The lowest speed that can be set is 30 km/h (20 mph). When following another vehicle,ACC can monitor that vehicle's speed andslow your own vehicle down to a standstill,but it is not possible to set speeds lower than30 km/h (20 mph).
Related information
Driver support systems (p. 266)
Cruise control (p. 273)
Adaptive Cruise Control
* (p. 276)
Pilot Assist
* (p. 285)
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Setting time interval to the vehicle ahead The time interval to the vehicle ahead can be set for the functions Adaptive Cruise Control *,
Pilot Assist * and Distance Alert *.
Different time intervals to the vehicle ahead can be selectedand are shown in the instru-ment panel as 1–5 horizontalbars. The more bars, thelonger the time interval. Onebar represents an interval of
approx. 1 second to the vehicle ahead. 5 barsrepresents approx. 3 seconds.
NOTE
When the symbol in the instrument panel shows a vehicle and a steering wheel, PilotAssist follows a vehicle ahead at a presettime interval. When only a steering wheel is shown, there is no vehicle ahead within a reasona-ble distance.
NOTE
When the symbol in the instrument panel shows two vehicles, ACC is following thevehicle ahead at a preset time interval. When only one vehicle is shown, there is no vehicle ahead within a reasonable dis-tance.
Controls for setting a time interval.
Reduce the time interval
Increase the time interval
Distance indicator
–Press the (1) or (2) button to decrease or increase the time interval.
> The distance indicator (3) shows the current time interval. In order to help your vehicle follow the vehicle ahead as smoothly and comfortably as possi-ble, Adaptive Cruise Control allows the timeinterval to vary noticeably in certain situations.At low speeds, when the distance to the vehi-cle ahead is short, Adaptive Cruise Controlincreases the time interval slightly.
NOTE
The greater the vehicles' speed, the greater the distance between them fora set time interval.
Only use the time intervals permittedby local traffic regulations.
If driver support does not seem torespond with a speed increase whenactivated, it may be because the timeinterval to the vehicle ahead is shorterthan the set time interval.
WARNING
Only use a time interval suitable for the current traffic conditions.
The driver should be aware that shorttime intervals give them limited time toreact and act to any unforeseen trafficsituation.
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Related information
Driver support systems (p. 266)
Adaptive Cruise Control
* (p. 276)
Pilot Assist
* (p. 285)
Distance Alert
* (p. 271)
Head-up display
* (p. 139)
Auto-hold braking with driver support
The driver support functions Adaptive Cruise Control * and Pilot Assist * have a special brake
function in slow traffic and while stationary.
Braking function in slow traffic and at a standstill
In slow-moving, stop-and-go traffic or when stopped at a traffic light, driving will resumeautomatically if the vehicle is stopped for lessthan approx. 3 seconds. If it takes more than 3seconds for the vehicle ahead to begin movingagain, the driver support function will go intostandby mode and the auto-hold brake func-tion will activate.
–The function can be reactivated by:
Pressing the
button on the steer-
ing wheel keypad.
Pressing the accelerator pedal.
> The function will resume following the vehicle ahead if it begins to move within approx. 6 seconds.
WARNING
A noticeable increase in speed may follow when the speed is resumed with the
steering wheel button.
WARNING
The driver support system only issues a warning for obstacles detected by its radarsensor – thus, a warning may come after adelay or not at all.
Never wait for a warning or assistance. Apply the brakes when necessary.
NOTE
Driver support can keep the vehicle sta- tionary for no more than 5 minutes – afterthat time the parking brake is applied andthe function is deactivated. The parking brake must be released before driver support can be reactivated.